Which I have taken to calling Scrote One, is the new wall grift. Next up is how the Iranians are going to pay for the Arch.

Yeah…No. Just. No.

He works for Putin.

the ball room? Taxpayers how do you like being lied to? Suckers and losers!

As many has predicted that was the plan all along. What is surprising is that anyone believed their lies from the start, that it would be done by donations.

not be paid by donations. F$#k them! Kids are hungry, millions can't afford health coverage and apparently that is ok as long as the big baby gets a new play ground.

Say no to Trump's bawl room...

where periodically, they clear out the tables and chairs and setup a wrestling ring for live performances in a "smaller venue" than the "main tacky-ass one that is planned -

Then there was the fees to pass through the Strait of Hormuz that Iran was going to share with us.

Now the ballroom, that the American taxpayer is going to pay for.

I am sure there are others. This is the way the man thinks. And this is why right-wingers love him. He thinks big, talks big and when it all turns to shit, just blame the Democrats.

Now we're stuck with this waste of money. And given Republicans an excellent option to build a secure space riddled with bugs and cameras.

Putin loves his little boy.

This has to be planned by Miller. trump isn't smart enough. Not only has he been lying about his pet project ballroom, this just proves that the, "assassination attempt," was a charade, so rethuglicans would clamor for the all-expenses paid golden palace.

The topic was that the shelter that is supposedly being built under the ballroom is completely against protocol for Presidential safety. What is there currently works appropriately for the intended short term to safety of president and staff and then removing them swiftly and secretly to another location. The absurdity of a large staffed hospital and permanent bunker, to say nothing of the announcing the location to the world was also a concern! All of these seem like common sense which makes me think the entire project will be a pre paid grift that will never amount to anything but an eyesore.

and his renovation of the Kennedy Center
and his coating of the reflection pool,
and his Arch,

No money for government run healthcare,
No money for Social Security,
No money for Social Safety Net,
but millions for billionaires.
and stuff we never asked for,
that's important.

I would say that, either the money donated to build the ballroom has been pocketed by Trump, or there weren't many donations coming in, and the ballroom lacked the funds to complete it.
So the republicans will take $400 million of taxpayer money to complete a project that is totally unnecessary, and should never have been started.
We have a hole where the East Wing used to be. How much would it take to terminate the project, do site cleanup, and restore the East Wing?

will end up in the same place as the millions “donated” for his library - in some secret accounts in Qatar or the Caymans. He always intended to keep it for himself. And you can bet the price tag for this monstrosity has been hugely inflated so he can skim off millions from that, too.

And restoration of the East Wing should be out of Trump's personal wallet.

with deregulations, cuts to safety nets, lack of actual healthcare for all, killing off science and medical research, vaccines, and watchdog boards of all kinds. Nothing to help prevent gun violence except thoughts and prayers.

Fuck'em. Let them play by the same odds they expect us to play by.

Funny...Trump has said over and over he already had enough to pay for the ballroom.

make the Trump family dream come true.

Rep. Jamie Raskin noted in April 2026 that a Republican colleague was told by a Trump family member, "We are going to be the RICHEST FAMILY on earth when this administration is over".

Not a single soul signed off on the destruction of the White House and premises for this proposed monstrosity

Also give us the list of "donors" that supposedly motivated him. They deserve a reckoning.

Fuck ALL OF THEM

*pretends to be shocked*

The proposed ballroom couldn't have hosted this event.


The event attracted approximately 2,600 attendees, including senior administration officials

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_White_House_Correspondents%27_Dinner_shooting

AI Overview
As of April 2026, the proposed new White House State Ballroom is designed to hold 999 people for a seated dinner. Plans for this structure, which is replacing the East Wing, have increased in capacity from an initial 650 guests to 999, intended for large-scale events and potential inaugurations

Which will be a problem if it is paid for with taxpayer money. Aside from stealing all the "private donations", I wonder if that is part of the calculation.

If so, I think it'd be a good idea for these clowns stop now, so the restoring the East Wing would be easier and less expensive than tearing the "ballroom" down and rebuilding.
Hitler had his "Edifice Complex," so does the MFKR, pedophile, insurrectionist, fascist, racist, election denier, rapist, felon in the White House.

"Many of Adolf Hitler’s planned monumental buildings, designed by Albert Speer, were cancelled or destroyed, including the immense Volkshalle (never built) and the heavily damaged New Reich Chancellery and Führerbunker, which were razed by the Soviets. Most Nazi monuments, such as the Germania project, were rejected due to the war's outcome, and others were intentionally removed. "

we can finally do some real oversight and possibly file lawsuits regarding unauthorized/misuse of government funding (if they can show they (Congress) have standing and are being "harmed" by the Executive branch's actions).

Any referrals to DOJ would be meaningless and ignored in any case.

Anyone, anyone ?

Opinion
Jim Geraghty
Excerpts....
In addition to Trump, senators such as Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Tim Sheehy (R-Montana) have urged that the dinner take place in the ballroom when construction is complete, and so has Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania). Fans of the ballroom will ask: If the event is put on by a group of White House correspondents, why not have it at the actual White House?

This is a bad idea, for several reasons.

First, in a typical year for the WHCA dinner, attendance runs up to 2,600, a number the ballroom at the Washington Hilton can accommodate. The White House ballroom under construction was initially said to seat 650 people, but in October, Trump said the room would be able to seat 999 attendees. Attendance at the WHCA dinner would have to be cut by more 60 percent if the capacity is on the high end of the estimate, by three-quarters if it is at the low end.

Second, the White House Correspondents’ Association is a private organization, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Yes, for private events, the federal government can rent out certain spaces, such as the National Archives or some of the Smithsonian museums. (The Smithsonian event policy bars “partisan political events, product sales, religious and civil ceremonies ... gambling, and ticketed events by for-profit entities.”) But the White House has never been rented out for private events (and while the Clinton administration’s use of the Lincoln Bedroom as a thank-you for donors may have sounded like renting it out, that doesn’t count). Once you open the door to the White House ballroom to one organization, all kinds of organizations will want the same deal.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/28/why-trumps-ballroom-cant-host-white-house-correspondents-dinner/?utm_campaign=wp_post_most&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter

Tell us, Lindsey, where did all that $400million go that was collected for this big-ass ugly building?

Why can't we see the funds deposited as we were assured?

Did your Cantaloupe Caligula steal that money already?
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